Soil erosion is one of the most detrimental forces affecting the population in Haiti, and the process is not isolated to distant mountainsides. The name “Haiti” means “Green Island” in the original language of the area. However, many places in the country have now been become dusty, dry, and barren due to the loss of ...

As Hurricane Matthew swept ashore Haiti’s southern coast, winds of up to 235km/h battered everything that stood in its path. In the days and weeks after the storm, the Rinaldi Foundation, in conjunction with Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo (VIS) and Caritas Italiana, sought to assess the extent of the damage and respond with appropriate ...

There is no getting around the fact that true development must come from within. However, for this development to occur, one must be given the formation and tools to succeed. In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the Rinaldi Foundation spearheaded an effort to provide 300 young men and women with the technical skills and expertise ...

The Rinaldi Foundation’s response to Hurricane Matthew does not merely look at the short term needs of the families that were affected by the storm. Rather, it seeks to strengthen communities for the future. With this goal in mind, the Rinaldi Foundation launched an initiative to provide 500 families in 13 different communes in the ...

On October 4, 2016 Hurricane Matthew, a powerful Category 4 storm, made landfall in Haiti, leaving a path of destruction in its path.  Over a million people in the south of Haiti experienced hurricane force winds, and 200,000 homes were severely damaged.  Basic infrastructure was impaired, and over a million people were in need of ...

ACTIVA is a set of fun and instructive activities organized by the Salesians in Haiti during the summer holidays for the benefit of the children and young people who attend their centers. With the support of Don Bosco Mondo of Germany, this project was again realized in 2017, allowing nearly 4,000 mostly disadvantaged youth to ...